Newton Village Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Newton Village Academy is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 10 June 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Newton Village Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 1 of the 15 other Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 10 first-choice applications for 10 Reception offers in 2026: 1.0 first choices per offer, the 12th highest of 111 Westmorland and Furness primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results in 2024/25 ranked lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Newton Road, Newton-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0LT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 79 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this caring and supportive school environment.”
- “They recognise and appreciate all that the staff do to make the school a place where they can smile and be happy.”
- “Children in the early years and those new to other year groups receive a warm, friendly welcome.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the targets that are set for pupils with SEND are not defined clearly enough.”
- “This means that learning activities are not adapted consistently well to meet the needs of these pupils.”
- “Therefore, some pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 31% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Yarlside Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roose School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published